HR Talks with Madhuranti

  “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” But in the corporate world, what you don’t know might just get you slowly edged out of your job—or leave you stuck in career quicksand. Welcome to the silent battlefield of modern workplaces: Quiet Quitting vs. Quiet Firing. The Tale of Two Silences Picture this: You’ve just joined a company, full of enthusiasm, ready to be the next workplace superhero. Your cape (read: ID card) is swinging, your inbox is fresh, and you’re all set to climb the corporate ladder. But, alas! The ladder is either missing a few rungs or worse—it’s invisible. On one side, we have Quiet Quitting —the workplace equivalent of a partner in a long-term relationship who has emotionally checked out but still shows up for dinner. Employees who quietly quit don’t resign or send out dramatic farewell emails. Instead, they simply stop going the extra mile, choosing instead to do the bare minimum, dodging unnecessary late-night emails, and treating “urgent” tasks with the ent...

"Who watches the watchmen?" Juvenal once asked. Well, if you swap out "watchmen" for "HR professionals," you’ll find we’re still waiting for an answer. Let’s get one thing straight: HR is not just about hiring and firing. We’re the therapists, the referees, the policy enforcers, and—on some days—the office babysitters. We listen to employees' grievances, calm workplace storms, and occasionally have to explain why bringing a pet snake to work violates company policy. But here’s the burning question: Who takes care of HR? The short answer? No one. There is no HR for HR. We are the cobblers whose children have no shoes, the umbrellas that everyone grabs in a storm but forgets in the sunshine. And, trust me, the forecast is always cloudy. The Reality of Being in HR Imagine this: I spend my morning counseling an employee going through a rough divorce. By lunch, I’m mediating a heated battle between two managers over who stole whose idea. And just when I t...

  Confession Time: HR Edition Dear reader, let’s talk about exit interviews—the often-overlooked goldmine of corporate insight. Buckle up, because this is going to be a rollercoaster of humor, real-life corporate drama, and some “aha!” moments. Let’s be honest—exit interviews have long been the corporate equivalent of a formality, much like those ‘we value your feedback’ surveys nobody actually reads. But done right, they can provide invaluable insights, save companies from internal disasters, and even prevent a mass exodus. After all, a stitch in time saves nine . The HR’s Confession: We’re Only Human Here’s the thing: HR professionals aren’t mind readers (shocking, I know). We can’t fix what we don’t know is broken. That’s why exit interviews are so crucial. They’re our chance to peek behind the curtain and see what’s really going on. But let’s not sugarcoat it—exit interviews can be uncomfortable. It’s like holding up a mirror to your organization and realizing you’ve got s...